For Web Developers

The following tutorials will help web developers understand and use quickshow. If you still have Quickshow specific questions please email Ryan Lynd at rlynd@quickshow.com

Sequencer Text Editor. Click Here

Inserting Quickshow into HTML.

Fill out the following questions to generate the proper html code to display a quickshow on your website.

Quickshow Information
Host URL
 i.e. quickshow.com (what server is your account located on?)
User Directory #
i.e. 100 (The directory number provided at setup)
Quickshow Database #
 i.e. 12345 (The database number can be found on your quickshow in the server directory)
 
Size of the Show
Width Height
i.e. 640 x 480 (standard) or 854 x 480 (wide)
   
Display Size of Your show
 
Width Height
How large is the area you would like to display your quickshow inside your web page. This should stay proportional to the size of your show and can be the same as your show.
 
     
Show Properties     -- Optional --
Sound Volume
If "Volume Off" is selected the show will be muted until the viewer increase the volume.
Start of Show
The show can be "Paused" at the beginning so that the viewer has the option to press the play button.
End of Show
If "Loop" is selected the show will start over at the beginning once it finishes playing.
     

To insert a Quickshow copy and paste the following code into the <body> of your html:

How to link to a Quickshow from your website.

One of the easiest ways to get a Quickshow onto your website is to link to it. This tutorial requires that you know how to create a hyperlink on your website and that you are familiar with the Merge Tab.

  1. First, you must "merge" your show with one of our templates. learn more about this process here.
  2. After "merging" a show with a template. Preview the template and click on the Play Show link. This will take you to a page that will view the show inside our template.
  3. At the top of this page in the URL section of your browser you will find the web address for this page. That is the link to your "merged" show. Select the entire link and copy it.
    Note: This page is created dynamically and it is important to copy the entire link. This may be very long with some of our older templates.
  4. Finally, Use this web address in your webpage to link to your show.

Because, the link can be very long and cumbersome it is suggested that you mask the link or use an image as the link. Below are a couple examples. Please feel free to use the "Play Show" image below on your own website.

Examples:

Click Here to View a Quickshow.

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To Download: Right click on image and select "Save Image As..."

Tips Corner

How do I know what my Host URL and User Directory is?

  • The Host URL and User Directory information is located at the top of the "New User Setup Instructions" booklet that you received when your Quickshow account was created.

What is my Quickshow Database number and how do I find it?

  • The Quickshow Database number is a 5 or 6 digit number that is used by our system to reference to your show. When you first create a show a pop-up is displayed that gives you this number. It is suggested that you write this number down at this time. If however you have lost this number it can be found under the Server Directory Tab. It is the number that appears above your shows description.

Downloads

Audio Editing

Audacity®

This is the recommended audio editor. Not only is it FREE but it is easy to use and powerful.

Image Editing

Adobe Photoshop®

The professional standard in desktop digital imaging

Adobe® Photoshop® CS2 software, the professional image-editing standard and leader of the Photoshop digital imaging line, delivers more of what you crave. Download the Free 30-Day Try-Out.

Picasa® by Google

This is the recommended Image editor.

A free software download from Google. Picasa is software that helps you instantly find, edit and share all the pictures on your PC.

Gimp®

GIMP is a very nice and powerful FREE software-application for digital image-processing.